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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Rina's Tag

I've been tagged by Rina, a maravillosa art-and-literature-loving Argentine who lives in Chile...

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?I was living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where I was teaching and doing research in literature and languages. I spent the crazy summer of 98 in Middlebury, Vermont, in a Japanese immersion program.

2. What are the 5 things on your to-do list today?Buy fresh fruit, blog, sew ribbons on my pointe shoes, catch up on late emails, take a ballet class.

3. Snacks you enjoyAnything with chocolate in it, really good bread, summer fruit.

5. What are 5 things you would do if you were a Billionaire?I'd give to charities devoted to animals... fund virtual libraries... get everyone plenty of presents... travel to Russia and Japan... buy a house with horses by the sea in California.

I'm a bit too shy to tag 6 people but right now I'd like to tag Chloé and PVE Design. Post rules at the beginning of the post. Answer all of the questions, tag 6 people, go to their blog and leave them a comment to inform them that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog for rules. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answers.

23 comments:

Mary-Laure,I have played this exact tag before, but my dog Bentley just stepped up to the plate to play a good game of fetch and tag! Hope that is alright...He promises thatyou will love it...and Benji will too! :)Patricia ~ pve design

So you also dance ballet - me too! There was a period in my life where I considered doing it professionally, but I decided literature and writing are a bigger love for me. I still take regular classes though.

Just out of interest, what particular area in literature did you teach and research in?

HILA - I can't believe how MUCH we have in common. Literature and dance are really my twin passions, though I always knew I wasn't talented enough to dance professionally.I still take class several times a week.My research was focused on Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, a novel I just adore. But I'm really not a born researcher and felt miserable toiling at my thesis...

KITT - I did spend a summer in Japan, and after that I decided that I must study Japanese, which eventually landed me in Middlebury Summer Language Schools.As for China, I used to live in Beijing, a city I'm told has changed tremendously since in left in the early 90's.

WHITNEY - you are a fabulous ballet teacher! Some of the advice you gave me remains guiding principles for me, and I thinking of those tips every time I dance.Thank you so much for giving and giving and giving your students.